(More on Happiness cont.)

Some ways to increase happiness:

- build and maintain good relationships (it is a critical predictor of happiness;
"...make time for family, friends, and peers with them you have close relationships..."
Waldinger et al as quoted by Jeremy Sutton, 2023
This will improve your performance, enjoyment, and happiness..."
King as quoted by Jeremy Sutton, 2023

- know and use your strengths (be aware of your strengths and find opportunities to use them)

- recognise and savour positive emotions (move away from dwelling what is going wrong to what is working well; reflect upon what you are grateful for; seek out activities you enjoy
"...positive emotions encourage other good feelings, such as joy, hope, and curiosity and boost your capacity for satisfaction in life..."
Fredrickson as quoted by Jeremy Sutton, 2023)

 - finding meaningful activities (believing that your activities matter
"...identify how your job makes a positive difference in other people's lives or find opportunities to engage your passions and interests..." 
Jeremy Sutton, 2023)

- engage your self-compassion (demonstrate kindness to yourselves and others around you can help form deeper connections and, ultimately boost short- and long-term happiness)

- know yourselves better (identify your strengths and weaknesses; identify people, activities, environments, etc that make you most happy)
(for more details, see elsewhere in the Knowledge Base)

Keys to happiness and work
- trust and respect (employees are empowered)
- fairness (everyone is treated the same regardless of position, gender, etc)
- listener (being appreciated)
- receptive to change (need a purpose/meaning)
(source: Michael Bush as quoted by Beata Souders, 2019)

NB once you have your basic needs covered, money is not important
Benefits of happy staff
- revenue growth is around 3 times that of other organisations
- on the stock market outperform other organisations by a factor of 3
- staff turnover is 50% less when compared with other organisations
(source: Michael Bush as quoted by Beata Souders, 2019)